Britt, a 175-pound senior, broke free for a 33-yard touchdown run to cap a three-play, 51-yard scoring drive with 38 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Jones' aggressive defense had stopped Britt at the 1-yard line on a previous drive.

The Tigers came back to score in a similar manner. Astronaut stopped one drive at the 6-yard line, but gave the ball right back to Jones on a fumble, setting up James Webb's 9-yard scoring run. Trailing, 7-6, Jones opted to run for two points but failed.

Britt took the ensuing kickoff, found a seam in the defense, broke one tackle and sprinted the 91 yards for what turned out to be the clinching score.

Quarterback Dan Holcomb kicked both extra points for the War Eagles.

''The return was picture perfect,'' Astronaut coach Benny Boyd said after his team improved to 2-0 for the season. ''We didn't turn conservative in the second half; we just kept shooting ourselves in the foot with mistakes.''

Astronaut was penalized 92 yards and lost two fumbles to Jones' defense. ''They're much tougher than people think they are,'' Boyd said of the Tigers (0-2).

Jones coach Ernie Swift said he couldn't believe the way his team marched up and down the field but misfired when it got close to the goal line.

''That's been the story in our first two games,'' Swift said. ''We just can't get it in. Chalk it up to inexperience. We will get better.''